sweatpants

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US/ˈswɛtˌpænts/

noun

Informal cotton trousers, with an elasticated or drawstring waist, used for exercise etc.

UncommonScrabble 15

Meanings

nounsweatpants pl (plural only)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounInformal cotton trousers, with an elasticated or drawstring waist, used for exercise etc.

More synonyms by meaning

nounloose-fitting trousers with elastic cuffs; worn by athletes

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 運動褲 /运动裤
  • 運動褲 /运动裤cotton trousers
Dutch joggingbroek
  • joggingbroekcotton trousers
Esperanto ŝvitpantalono
  • ŝvitpantalonocotton trousers
Finnish verryttelyhousut, collegehousut
  • verryttelyhousutcotton trousers
  • collegehousutcotton trousers
  • kolitsihousutcotton trousers
  • kollaritcotton trousers
  • verkkaritcotton trousers
French pantalon de jogging
  • pantalon de joggingcotton trousers
German Jogginghose, Schlabberhose
  • Jogginghosecotton trousers
  • Schlabberhosecotton trousers
  • Bollerbuxecotton trousers
Hungarian mackónadrág, tréningnadrág
  • mackónadrágcotton trousers
  • tréningnadrágcotton trousers
  • mackóalsócotton trousers
  • tréningalsócotton trousers
Irish bríste aclaíochta
  • bríste aclaíochtacotton trousers
Japanese トレーニングパンツ
  • トレーニングパンツ (torēningu pantsu)cotton trousers
Korean 츄리닝 바지, 트레이닝바지
  • 츄리닝 바지 (churining baji)cotton trousers
  • 트레이닝바지 (teureiningbaji)cotton trousers
Polish spodnie dresowe, dresy
  • spodnie dresowecotton trousers
  • dresycotton trousers
Portuguese moletom, calça moletom
  • moletomcotton trousers
  • calça moletomcotton trousers
Russian спорти́вные штаны́, трико́
  • спорти́вные штаны́ (sportívnyje štaný)cotton trousers
  • трико́ (trikó)cotton trousers
Spanish pantalón deportivo, pantalón sudadera
  • pantalón deportivocotton trousers
  • pantalón sudaderacotton trousers
  • pantalón de chándalcotton trousers
  • buzocotton trousers
  • calentadorcotton trousers
  • monocotton trousers
Swedish mjukisbyxor, mysbyxor
  • mjukisbyxorcotton trousers
  • mysbyxorcotton trousers
Welsh trywsus chwysu
  • trywsus chwysucotton trousers
Cite this entry
APA

sweatpants. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweatpants

MLA

“sweatpants.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweatpants. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sweatpants,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweatpants.

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